Religious Affairs Minister Yitzhak Raphael has disassociated himself from the “prayer demonstrations” being held by Gush Emunim members at the old Hadassah Hospital building in Hebron. But the minister has also condemned the way the Hebron military government has treated the worshippers. Speaking on Army Radio, Raphael said he had a different conception of how a person should behave when he is alone with his creator, and therefore could not accept turning prayers to demonstrations. The building, however, clearly belonged to Jews and there could be no question that it should be returned to its rightful owners, he added.
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